Best Places29840, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29840, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
29840 ranks 32,729th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 29840
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
29840's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29840 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$581 a month, better than 86% of zip codes
Where 29840 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$43,468 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29840
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29840 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,468, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 29840's effective rate of 0.54%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 29840
29840 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 29840.
Who works in 29840, and how
Work in 29840 centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 29840
29840 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 29840 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 29840, month by month
29840 sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 45° | 37° |
| April | 75° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 29840
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 113 miles away.
The best schools in and around 29840
Schools across 29840 average a D+, better than 11% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mccormick ElementaryF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mccormick MiddleF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Mccormick HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 29840 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29840 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 29840 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 29840
Is 29840 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29840 ranks 32,729th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, fast internet, and tree cover, and lowest on a weak job market and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 29840 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $107,900. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $43,468 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 29840 safe?
29840 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,200 per resident a year.
Compare 29840 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29840. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29840 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
29840 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29840: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29840: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29840: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29840: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29840 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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